DICK SWINGIN'

DICK SWINGIN'

13 - 18 October

DICK SWINGIN’

by Teale Howie

Directed by Liesel Badorrek

Presented by Legit Theatre Co.

A debonair showman digs up an old underground act and ends up mining more than he bargained for.

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  • As a dancing queen raised in a regional mining town, Teale Howie (The Inheritance, Anatomy of a Suicide) knows a thing or two about moonlighting.

    Setting his act in the smoky 1920s Prohibition era, Dick Swingin’ sees a darling cabaret showman performing as his company of vaudevillians to stage the greatest show on earth. But as he inhabits each role, our showman realises the pressure of keeping up the facade is too much to bear.

    Directed by Hannah Barn and with musical direction by Andy Freeborn, Dick Swingin’ blends Broadway jazz classics with a vaudeville twist, lifting the curtain on rural-bred masculinity, queer expression in a country town and the version of us we perform in order to fit in.

  • Production Company: Legit Theatre Co.

    Writer: Teale Howie (he/him)

    Director: Liesel Badorrek (she/her)

    Dramaturg: Hannah Barn (she/her)

    Producer: Mathew Lee (he/him)

    Musical Director & Accompanist: Clay Crighton (they/them)

    Sound Designer & Accompanist: Aisling Bermingham (she/they)

    Design Coordinator: Ruby Jenkins (she/her)

    Lighting Designer & Stage Manager: Cris Chavez (they/them)

    Cast (of 1): Teale Howie (he/him)

    This listing is updated as cast/creatives are confirmed in the lead-up to the production, and if there are changes to the team.

  • Season: 13/10 - 18/10 (previews 13/10, opening night [invitation only] 14/10)

    Times: Tues-Sat 9.30pm, Sun 7.30pm

    Ticket Prices:

    • Previews: $24.50

    • General Admission: $29.50

  • Approximate Run Time: 50 minutes (no interval)

  • Content Warnings: Coarse language and sexual themes